| Women of the Grassfields: A Study of the Economic Position of Women in Barmenda, British Cameroons Contributor(s): Kaberry, Phyllis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415320003 ISBN-13: 9780415320009 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: This classic ethnography examines the social and economic position of women in Bamenda, British Cameroons, in 1944. The field study was prompted by the conditions in Bamenda, where despite considerable natural resources there was underpopulation, a very high infant mortality, and the status of women was very low. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| LCCN: 2003058424 |
| Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.22" W x 9.22" (0.92 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This classic ethnography examines the social and economic position of women in Bamena, British Cameroons, in 1944. The field study was prompted by the conditions in Bamenda, when despite considerable natural resources, there was underpopulation, a very high infant mortality, and the status of women was very low. This rich and engaging study looks at all aspects of life in Bamena, and includes a number of original photographs. |